Cancer Study Leaves EVERY PATIENT CANCER-FREE!

[George Cantstandya]

My opinion is that if a drug company found a cure for cancer they would make a lot more than not releasing the cure.   Think about it..  Company A finds a cure for cancer.  Everyone in the world would be buying it.   My guess is a  company that developed a cancer cure would probably be worth close to a trillion dollars these days because it would save the life of millions of people a year.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics

Quote:Statistics at a Glance: The Burden of Cancer Worldwide

• Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2018, there were 18.1 million new cases and 9.5 million cancer-related deaths worldwide.
• By 2040, the number of new cancer cases per year is expected to rise to 29.5 million and the number of cancer-related deaths to 16.4 million.
• Generally, cancer rates are highest in countries whose populations have the highest life expectancy, education level, and standard of living. But for some cancer types, such as cervical cancer, the reverse is true, and the incidence rate is highest in countries in which the population ranks low on these measures.
  

Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer

From what I understand medication can be patented for up to 20 years but can be less.  See the below according to the FDA website.

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-approval-process-drugs/frequently-asked-questions-patents-and-exclusivity#howlongexclusivity